Dog Licenses

All dogs in Ypsilanti Township are required to be licensed and to wear a license tag at all times. Licensing can help reunite a lost or stolen dog with its owner and provides assurance that the dog is properly vaccinated against rabies. If someone finds your dog and reports the license tag number to the Treasurer's Office, we will use the owner name and contact information on file to notify you that your dog has been found and where it is located.

If you live on a rental property, you must have your landlord’s permission to keep a dog.

Dog licenses are available for purchase in person at the following locations:

OR Mail the Dog License Application with proof of rabies vaccination to the address above with a check or money order. Your rabies certificate will be returned to you with your new license.

A regular dog license is $3 for 1 year, $6 for 2 years, or $9 for 3 years (dependent when the rabies expires). You must show proof of current rabies vaccination to purchase or renew a license.

Stray and nuisance dogs that are impounded at the Humane Society will not be released without proof of rabies vaccination and a current license. Microchip identification may also be required. The fee to license an impounded dog is $20 for a sterilized nuisance dog and $120 for an unsterilized nuisance dog. The civil fine for owning an unlicensed dog ranges from $100 - $500 in addition to the licensing fee.

All Pit Bull type dogs are required to be spayed or neutered. Ypsilanti Township has a partnership with the Humane Society of Huron Valley to provide Pit Bull spay/neuter services and community cat programs.
Pit Bull Ordinance

The Humane Society of Huron Valley is also the designated animal shelter for Washtenaw County. Stray dogs picked up by the police or animal control are taken to the HSHV shelter. Residents who find lost dogs may also drop them off at the shelter.
Contact Animal Control: 734.994.2911